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Employees Institute for Justice Deborah Simpson

Deborah Simpson

Key employee

Chief Operating Officer at Institute for Justice

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Published on January 25, 2026.

$599,563
2025

Total compensation

Deborah Simpson has been listed as an employee of Institute for Justice in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Deborah Simpson has increased by 130.5% from 2016 to 2025.

Annual compensation details

$599,563
Chief Operating Officer
2025
$533k org
40 hrs/wk
$68k other
--
$484,072
+32.2%
Chief Operating Officer
2023
$419k org
40 hrs/wk
$66k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Deborah Simpson to:

2025

Other employees at Institute for Justice

Scott Bullock
President and Chief Counsel
$859,654
$797,018 from orgNo related comp$62,636 other
Dana Berliner
Senior Vice President and Litigation Director
$724,395
$673,010 from orgNo related comp$51,385 other
Daniel Knepper
CFO and General Counsel/Secretary and Treasurer
$625,371
$563,668 from orgNo related comp$61,703 other
John Kramer
Vice President for Strategic Relations
$554,776
$476,608 from orgNo related comp$78,168 other
Robert Gall
Managing Vice President and Senior Attorney
$494,662
$424,402 from orgNo related comp$70,260 other
Beth Stevens
Vice President, Development
$441,772
$377,712 from orgNo related comp$64,060 other
Robert McNamara
Deputy Litigation Director
$440,621
$370,551 from orgNo related comp$70,070 other
Robert Johnson
Senior Attorney
$364,207
$283,620 from orgNo related comp$80,587 other
Robert Frommer
Senior Attorney
$333,576
$281,203 from orgNo related comp$52,373 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2025 Institute for Justice 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Institute for Justice 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Institute for Justice 990 published

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